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JUnpack Documentation
JUnpack, Version 1.0, Written by Matthew Horspool and Sean Randall.
About JUnpack
JUnpack is a utility designed to make the installation of JAWS Scripts as painless as possible. JAWS stores it's scripts in a settings directory and, with the release of JAWS 6.0, the path to this folder on a hard drive became even more complicated. As the JAWS developers provide no easy means for script installation, Script developers generally package their work in Zip files (or other types of archive), which the user must then extract to the appropriate place. JUnpack can:
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• Extract a standard Zip archive for the user, bypassing the need to know the precise location of the JAWS Settings directory.
• Provide a quick and easy way to determine the JAWS settings directory for any installed version of JAWS on a system. This allows the user to
install Scripts packaged in non-standard archives or other forms of distribution.
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How to use JUnpack
There are several ways in which to launch JUnpack. If you are using the installed version, you have an additional option over the stand-alone program for extracting archives.
Extracting Archives
If you have scripts packaged in a Zip file, you can use JUnpack to extract them to the right place for you.
Method 1, using the standard interface.
Run the JUnpack program. You can do this by running "JUnpack.exe" if you downloaded the stand-alone version, or choosing "JUnpack" from programs off of the start menu. From the initial screen that appears, you can cursor right to the button that says " Extract a zipped set of scripts". Then you should tab to the "Next" button, hit "alt+N" (or just N on windows XP SP2) or simply press enter. A standard file open dialog box will appear. You can use this like you use any other open dialog and should navigate to your Zip file. Having selected an archive, one of several things may happen.
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• If you have more than one installed JAWS version, you will be asked to select which one you want the archive to be extracted to. If you only have
one installed version of JAWS this step will be skipped.
• If you have more than one Language of JAWS installed, you will be asked to select which language you want the archive to be extracted to. If you
only have one language of JAWS installed this step will be bypassed.
• Finally, a confirming dialog box will appear.
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It may look like this:
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Extract of cuckoo.zip complete - 10 files unzipped. The Zip file has been extracted to the version of JAWS you selected. The documentation file
readme for JFW talking clock scripts.txt was found within the archive. Would you like to read it now?
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You can then choose to read the documentation provided by the specific script developers as to further steps for installation. Note that there may not be any documentation in the archive and, if there is not, JUnpack will not be able to run any.
Method 2, using "Send To" from Windows Explorer
If you are using the full "installed" version of JUnpack, you can extract an archive a second way. The procedure (for selecting a JAWS version and or Language) is precisely the same, the only difference is how you get the archive to JUnpack. You can, if you have a zip file in windows explorer, right-click on it (or use shift+f10) and choose "send to". Following that (and if JUnpack was installed correctly) you should see an entry in the Send TO menu labelled "JAWS Settings Directory". This will launch JUnpack and produce exactly the same results as if you'd run it from the start menu and chosen to extract the zip file as described above.
Acquiring the Settings Path
Sometimes, for whatever reason, you need to know the path to your settings directory. JUnpack can provide this (from JAWS versions 3.2? upward).
To get the information summary, run JUnpack and select the radio button "Summarise JAWS Path Information". This button is selected by default. Finally,
press enter. The steps for script extraction (choosing version and language) apply here also, and your choices will determine the output. This is what my laptop
displays at the moment:
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JAWS, version 5.10.382.0 English Installation. Settings Path: C:\JAWS510\settings\enu Installation Directory: C:\JAWS510
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This information is presented in a standard edit window. You can alter this text as you wish and copy it to the clipboard with impunity. The ESC key or alt+f4 closes the window.